Resources and Support Groups

Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center

Ask the Expert:

• What You Need to Know About Stroke
• Ask the Experts: What you need to Know About Stroke (pdf)

Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

Epilepsy Support Group:

Meetings are held every 4th Monday from 7pm - 9pm at Belle Meade for adult and pediatric patients. This is a joint collaboration between Stony Brook University Medical Center Department of Neurology and the Epilepsy Foundation

Ask the Expert:

• What You Need to Know About Epilepsy and Seizures

National

• Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island

Comprehensive Spine Center

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Spine & Neck
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• National Scoliosis Foundation
• UnderstandSpineSurgery.com
• About.com: Orthopedics

The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Ask the Expert:

• What You Need to Know About Autism

National

• Autism Society of America (A.S.A)
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
• National Dissemination Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children)
• Wrightslaw
• Autism Speaks

Regional

• Global and Regional Asperger's Syndrome Partnership
• Online Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support (O.A.S.I.S)
• Parent to Parent of New York State
• Special Education Publications from V.E.S.I.D

Long Island

• Advocates for Individuals w/High Functioning Autism of NY
• Autism Society of America--Nassau Suffolk Chapter
• Elija Foundation
• Community Resource Database of Long Island
• Stony Brook University Dental Care for the Developmentally Disabled

Government Agencies and Programs

• Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• MEDICAID (NYS Department of Health)
• New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
• NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Educational Disabilities (V.E.S.I.D.)

Laws, Regulations and Policies

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004
• Part 200 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education

Adult Multiple Sclerosis Center

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Pediatric MS Center
• Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
• Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
• Clinical Trials.gov

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center

• Pediatric MS Center fact sheet
• A message to Parents and Health Care Providers: MS is not just an adult disease
• Leading the fight for children
• Pediatric MS Newsletter, Winter 2009

National

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Pediatric MS Center
• Science News: Vitamin D Study

Neuromuscular Disease and ALS Center

Ask the Expert:

• What You Need to Know About ALS

National

• The ALS Association

Neuro-Oncology Center

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute

Sleep Disorders Center

• AWAKE GROUPS
• National Sleep Foundation
• AASM patient site